caly wrote:I don't use or like any of the "c" words.
Same here.
Isn't it weird how that particular word strikes a nerve for some reason....?
It makes me cringe a little and it's not one that has found it's way in to my vocabulary....that one, and the 'n' word.....are the two I can honestly say I don't use.
Just before Christmas I was in the post office and it was really busy. Some guy called a woman the "c" word and I told him to watch his mouth. He started getting all belligerent with me, and I was already p*** off from all the f'n tourists in Rockefeller Plaza, so I started walking towards him and told him he was being as a$$hole and needed to shut his mouth. He was a pu**y
once again, you're my hero.......
see, weird...pu**y is okay.....c**t is not.....
I once worked in a restaurant with this nightmare of a waitress. The chef couldn't stand her but instead of using one of your words above he used to tell her she was a "seething, pustulating, syphillis-infested gash". That always cracked me up.
You only have two options - havin' fun or freakin' out...
You know, I'm a pretty open-minded person, and while I do believe in the power of words,
I don't see swearing as that big a deal. Still, being nasty and confrontational just for the
h3ll of it isn't very civilized in my book. Do you really have to prove yourself by offending
other people? How about just leaving the people who annoy you in your wake instead of
trying to be more annoying in return, JD et al.? "Living well is the best revenge", after all.
Desdamona wrote:You know, I'm a pretty open-minded person, and while I do believe in the power of words,
I don't see swearing as that big a deal. Still, being nasty and confrontational just for the
h3ll of it isn't very civilized in my book. Do you really have to prove yourself by offending
other people? How about just leaving the people who annoy you in your wake instead of
trying to be more annoying in return, JD et al.? "Living well is the best revenge", after all.
Here here ..... I survived many years in mainly male company and dont swear a lot ..... to me - swearing is something that can be offending to others and you need to "choose your audience" .. would you really someone swearing like a trooper in front of your mother or grandmother?
I dont see it as anything heroic or "great" to swear consistently ...or anything to boast about.
I am not a prude ... I will say anything other than the C word ... but as I dont use it often - when I do - people know I am upset about something and I dont use it in anger toward a person - more describing a situation .. or swearing at myself for being stupid (frequently )
"In self-defense and in defense of the innocent, killing is not murder, hesitation is not moral, and cowardice is the only sin". -- page 306, "The Darkest Evening of the Year", Dean R. Koontz.
I should also note that I don't swear around my Mom. I was also raised Catholic and never heard the f bomb dropped at home unless it was by my siblings, both older, and they were out of ear shot of Mom and Dad. Dad swore here and there, but not too much out of Mom. I will swear in front of my Dad when golfing, but never the "big ones".
I think we all know what the big ones are too.
I think I'll take my shoes off and go walking
Down beside the Caribbean Sea. . .
Palm Trees and views I can't believe
Why would I ever want to leave?
caly wrote:I don't use or like any of the "c" words.
Same here.
I hate the "c" word as well and can't believe its not banned on this site. Unfortunately, I see people talking about going to a f***ing Kenny C****ey concert all the time (self censored as I can't bring myself to say it!)
I use the F word for emphasis when I want to be sure my audience (selected, of course) gets the fact that I'm dead-a** serious about what I'm saying. Used to use it a lot more recklessly pre-grandchildren, but I have finally gotten that filter thing installed on my mouth.
However, one of my very favorite sayings is "Oh, my achin' a**" when I'm disgusted with something.
With a 2 year old in the house, I try less and less to swear. It is in the better interests. A couple of weeks ago, he dropped a swear and I was a little stunned. He has not said it since. Thank God my mother was out of town....she would have lost her mind
I thank the Lord for the people I have found
-Elton John
When my son was six we were at a family holiday dinner and he dropped the "F" bomb. So we asked him if he even knew what that meant and he said "It's a guy who cuts you off", meaning in traffic, because apparently he heard his dad say it in the car on a few occasions.
You only have two options - havin' fun or freakin' out...
lime rickie wrote:When my son was six we were at a family holiday dinner and he dropped the "F" bomb. So we asked him if he even knew what that meant and he said "It's a guy who cuts you off", meaning in traffic, because apparently he heard his dad say it in the car on a few occasions.
I've called both women and men the c-word. And not the rooster c-word either. And stood my ground about it. It's a pretty drastic word but when said I think it's deserved. It gets their attention. It's very effective. Along with a few other words.
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